'June gloom' returns to San Diego County

The marine layer had drifted all the way to Mt. Woodson by 7 p.m. Thursday.

HPWREN

The marine layer had drifted all the way to Mt. Woodson by 7 p.m. Thursday.

The marine layer had drifted all the way to Mt. Woodson by 7 p.m. Thursday. (HPWREN)

With dark cloud skies, Rusty Johnson fishes underneath the Ingram Street bridge at Crown Point on Friday in San Diego, California.

Eduardo Contreras

With dark cloud skies, Rusty Johnson fishes underneath the Ingram Street bridge at Crown Point on Friday in San Diego, California.

With dark cloud skies, Rusty Johnson fishes underneath the Ingram Street bridge at Crown Point on Friday in San Diego, California. (Eduardo Contreras)

The atmosphere seemed to be at war with itself Thursday. As the U-T's Rob Krier pointed out, you could see the marine layer developing at the coast while watching thunderstorms developing over the desert. It was a distinct sign that the weather is changing. The wind -- which was virtually absent at the coast during the heat wave -- has snapped back to life, producing an usually thick marine layer for this time of year. The National Weather Service says the clouds will linger Friday across inland valleys until mid-morning, and they'll stay at the coast until afternoon, if they break up at all. Looks like Saturday will be pretty much the same. The clouds were thick enough early Friday to produce drizzle along much of the coast.

Seaside: Solspot.com says waves will be in the 2' to 3' range along the entire coast through Sunday. Ocean temps: 68-72. Rip current threat: Low. Visitors: Watch for black sea jellies in the near shore. They sting. The sun will set at 7:22 p.m. There will be a first quarter moon tonight.